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LOT 1907
Tudor Period Bronze Armorial Signet Ring
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.49 grams, 23.87 mm overall, 20.77 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T, USA 9 1/2, Europe 21.26, Japan 20)).
Hoop expanding to decoratively hatched shoulders, sub-circular bezel displaying enigmatic armorial design. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed since the 1940s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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